[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25721]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10102]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) (formerly known as the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA)), Department of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: National Implementation of the Hospital CAHPS
Survey; Form No.: CMS-10102 (OMB 0938-NEW); Use: Hospital
CAHPS, part of the Hospital Quality Alliance, is an effort to provide
comparative performance information on hospitals to the public. HCAHPS
includes a standardized survey instrument and data collection protocol
allowing for flexibility in the mode of administration. The goals of
the HCAHPS are to offer consumers choice and create incentives for
hospitals to improve performance in areas that are important to
patients. The current version of the questionnaire and implementation
strategy has been tested and modified to reflect public input. CMS will
begin training and implementation for HCAHPS following National Quality
Forum endorsement and the Office of Management and Budget approval.;
Frequency: Monthly; Affected Public: Individuals or households; Number
of Respondents: 2,855,250; Total Annual Responses: 2,855,250; Total
Annual Hours: 285,525.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS'
Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/regulations/pra/, or E-mail
your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS
document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the Reports
Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to
the CMS Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development and Issuances, Attention: Melissa
Musotto, Room C5-14-03, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland
21244-1850.
Dated: November 10, 2004.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Team Leader, Office of Strategic Operations and
Strategic Affairs, Division of Regulations Development and Issuances.
[FR Doc. 04-25721 Filed 11-18-04; 8:45 am]
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